Congregational Mission Advocates Toolkit
Get to know where to find resources and information about Church of the Brethren missions. The brethren.org/global webpage is a good place to start. It has brief descriptions of the Global Church of the Brethren Communion, missions and projects, resources, and recent news.
- Sign up to get the monthly Global Mission Prayer Guide. Encourage others in your congregation or organization to sign up, too. View a sample prayer guide here.
- Print copies of the prayer guides you receive and share them with your congregation.
- Print copies of the Church of the Brethren around the world map to share, and invite prayers for our global family.
- View and share with others the bilingual (English & Spanish) video “Being Brethren Together” created by Dr. Marcos Inhauser of Igreja da Irmandade, the Church of the Brethren in Brazil.
Other suggestions and resources:
- Keep before your congregation current mission funding possibilities. Ask people to give financially to Church of the Brethren missions.
- Talk to Sunday school classes about Church of the Brethren mission! Use videos or photos to explain what the international Church of the Brethren looks like.
- For more information about what is happening in the Church of the Brethren around the world, you and members of your congregation can sign up to receive emails about the Global Food Initiative (GFI) and Newsline. (Note: Signup for the Mission Prayer Updates is available here, too.)
- Organize a special worship featuring the language, traditions, and songs of a Church of the Brethren mission point.
- Organize a meal event at your church featuring international fare and entertainment. Present information during or after the meal.
- Make your congregation aware that you are a point person for resources from and opportunities available with Church of the Brethren mission!
District Mission Advocates Toolkit
- Get to know where to find resources on Church of the Brethren missions. Visit www.brethren.org/global and search that area of the website. Learn where to sign up for things so that you can help people in your district find information.
- Send a letter or email or make a phone call to each church in your district informing them of the network and asking them to pray about selecting a mission advocate. View a sample letter here.
- Include an article in your district newsletter asking congregations to select a mission advocate. See a sample article here.
- Request 10-15 minutes at your district conference for an update to the conference on Church of the Brethren missions.
- Subscribe to the monthly Global Mission Prayer Guide and encourage others to do the same. View a sample prayer guide here.
- Organize a district meal event featuring international fare and entertainment. Present information during or after the meal.
- Organize a district worship featuring the language, traditions, and songs of a Church of the Brethren mission point.
- Gather stories of district congregations’ involvement in mission and email them to the Global Mission office manager.
- Host an occasional gathering of Mission Advocates in your district.
- Make your district aware that you are a point person for resources about Church of the Brethren mission!